Collapsing salmon runs and restrictions on Dungeness crab have forced restaurants, charter boats and commercial fishers in ...

“I don’t think some of the boats here are going to make it through the year,” Day said. As Dungeness crab fishermen struggle to make ends meet, new whale conservation regulations are slated ...

The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement the closure is meant to reduce entanglement risk to the ...

Pop-up gear, meant to prevent whale entanglements while crab fishing, front, sits on Pier 45 as James Sanders loads crab traps onto the boat Pale Horse in San Francisco ... In response, California ...

The closure was ordered by the state due to the higher concentration of humpback whales feeding offshore. California officials will further restrict commercial and recreational Dungeness crab ...

“Unfortunately, it has been six years we’ve been delayed or closed early for whales,” said Brand Little, a San Francisco Dungeness crab fisherman who is among those participating in the pilot.

In response, California state regulators barred Dungeness crab fishing when whales are known to be present. That shortened the season significantly, giving fishermen a narrow window in which to ...